''ered'' is the plural form used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in his writings of the 1930s and 1940s (including ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'') and by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in the published ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]''. In his later work on the Silmarillion in the 1950s and 60s, J.R.R. Tolkien often used the plural form '''''eryd''''' instead, for example ''Eryd Lindon''<ref>{{WJ|Quendi}}, p. 385</ref> and ''Eryd Gorgoroth''<ref>{{MR|P3II9}}, p. 297</ref> replacing earlier ''[[Ered Lindon]]'' and ''[[Ered Gorgoroth]]''.

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In the normal pluralization rules of [[Sindarin]], the form ''eryd'' would be the proper plural, because an ''o'' in the final syllable of a singular noun became ''y'' in the plural, such as ''emyn'' the plural of ''[[amon]]'' "hill" and ''gelydh'' the plural of ''[[golodh]]'' "Noldo". To explain the presence of ''ered'' in ''The Lord of the Rings'', Tolkien considered modifying the internal history of the Sindarin pluralization, so that the ''y''-plurals of the [[First Age]] had changed to ''e'' by the [[Third Age]], except in limited cases such as before nasals like ''n'' and ''m'' (to explain ''emyn'', which also appeared in ''The Lord of the Rings'').<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 33</ref><ref group=note> Tolkien even noted: "Use ''Eryd'' in ''Silmarillion''" ([[Parma Eldalamberon 17|PE17]], p. 33). Perhaps Christopher used ''Ered'' in ''The Silmarillion'' to be consistent with ''The Lord of the Rings''.</ref>

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ered is the Sindarin word for "mountains", being the plural of orod.[1][2]

In the normal pluralization rules of Sindarin, the form eryd would be the proper plural, because an o in the final syllable of a singular noun became y in the plural, such as emyn the plural of amon "hill" and gelydh the plural of golodh "Noldo". To explain the presence of ered in The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien considered modifying the internal history of the Sindarin pluralization, so that the y-plurals of the First Age had changed to e by the Third Age, except in limited cases such as before nasals like n and m (to explain emyn, which also appeared in The Lord of the Rings).[5][note 1]

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↑ Tolkien even noted: "Use Eryd in Silmarillion" (PE17, p. 33). Perhaps Christopher used Ered in The Silmarillion to be consistent with The Lord of the Rings.